New Champions League format to be installed
The knockout stage of the Champions League has been proposed to be 32 teams instead of 16
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A new Champions League format to start from 2024 could be agreed within a fortnight, according to the chairman of the European Club Association.
Members of the ECA held a virtual general assembly on Monday and have indicated their acceptance of a UEFA proposal to expand the group stage from 32 to 36 teams.
Within that, teams would play 10 matches in a 36-team league, instead of the current six, in a so-called 'Swiss system'. The European Leagues group has expressed concern at the impact of the extra matches, and at the plans to award places based on historic performance rather than in the most recent domestic season.
The ECA's chairman Andrea Agnelli said: “I would dearly hope that everything would be done within the next couple of weeks.
“There are details that need to be addressed, one being the access to the competitions – if we have four extra spots, how will these be allocated. But I would say within a couple of weeks everything should be pretty much sorted.
“That's the hope that both (UEFA) president (Aleksander) Ceferin and I have for the competitions post 2024.”
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